Trauma-focused psychological interventions for psychosis: Meta-analytic evidence of differential effects on delusions and hallucinations (Psychological Medicine)
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effects of trauma-focused interventions (TFI)s (CBT, EMDR) on psychosis-related outcomes in individuals with psychotic disorders or subclinical symptoms.
Exploring inter-subject variability in the emotional domain to characterize typical and atypical neural responses in longitudinal settings: Insights from eye movement desensitization and reprocessing rehabilitative treatment (Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation – Preprint)
This study found that looking at differences between individuals’ brain responses can reveal meaningful brain changes after therapy, showing that EMDR reduced brain variability in people with multiple sclerosis alongside improvements in depression, even when standard analyses showed no change.
The Political Nervous System: EMDR, Migration, and Mental Health in a Time of Fear
Liliana Baylon, EMDRIA member, encourages EMDR therapists to reflect on how to attune to clients affected by shifting political views on immigration.
Timing and type of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment in patients with co-occurring substance use disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder – a randomized controlled trial (Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment)
This study compared effectiveness of simultaneous versus sequential SUD-PTSD-treatment and compared Prolonged Exposure (PE), EMDR, and Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) head-to-head in patients with co-occurring SUD and PTSD.
Is EMDR an alternative therapy for adolescents with social anxiety disorder? (Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry)
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Eye Movement Desensitization Therapy (EMDR) in Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD).
Efficacy of the adapted integrative group EMDR therapy protocol for ongoing traumatic stress in adolescents after a traumatic event (Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Group Integrative Protocol with EMDR Therapy in reducing PTSD symptoms in secondary school students from southeastern Spain.
Case report: Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing treatment of female genital mutilation (F1000 Research)
A case report of a single case history of successful treatment of female genital mutilation (FGM) with EMDR.
Effectiveness of eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) on anger and psychological well-being in adolescent girls with a history of physical abuse in Yazd, Iran: A quasi-experimental study (BMC Psychology – Preprint)
This study aimed to assess the efficacy of EMDR in reducing anger and improving psychological well-being in adolescent females with a background of physical abuse in Yazd, Iran.
Psychedelic Assisted EMDR Therapy GWT Magazine® Issue
EMDRIA Member Katja Cahoon’s article “EMDR and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy: A Match Made in Heaven?” is featured from the Fall 2025 Go With That Magazine® issue on the intersection of EMDR therapy and psychedelics.
The integration of EMDR and IFS in trauma treatment: An interpretative phenomenological study (Alliant International University, 2026)
The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study was to explore the lived experiences of licensed mental health clinicians integrating EMDR and IFS in the treatment of trauma-related symptoms.
EMDR and art psychotherapy group supervision (Routledge, 2025)
“Simmons has found a way to combine the more structured approach of EMDR supervision with the non-verbal approach used in art psychotherapy and the group analytic approach.”
A randomized controlled trial of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) and EMDR-flash technique (iEMDR-FT) for improving mental health in breast cancer patients (Current Psychology)
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of internet-based CCBT (iCBT) and internet-based EMDR Flash Technique (iEMDR-FT) in reducing fear of cancer recurrence, traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, and increasing the quality of life among patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
